Rating:
PG-13
House:
Schnoogle
Characters:
Sibyll Trelawney
Genres:
Mystery Humor
Era:
Multiple Eras
Spoilers:
Philosopher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prizoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire Order of the Phoenix
Stats:
Published: 06/07/2004
Updated: 09/24/2004
Words: 54,535
Chapters: 16
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The Purloined Prophetess

After the Rain

Story Summary:
It's the autumn of Harry's sixth year. The kids are back at school, the Death Eaters are back on the loose, and Lord Voldemort is plotting to abduct Professor Trelawney. Can a werewolf, a Metamorphagus, a crusading journalist, a Muggle lawyer, and an ex-Death Eater turned singing sensation thwart the Dark Lord's plans? Well, there wouldn't be much of a story if they did, would there?

Chapter 01
06/07/2004

It's the autumn of Harry's sixth year. The kids are back at school, the Death Eaters are back on the loose, and Lord Voldemort is plotting to abduct Professor Trelawney. Can a werewolf, a Metamorphagus, a crusading journalist, a Muggle lawyer, and an ex-Death Eater turned singing sensation thwart the Dark Lord's plans? Well, there wouldn't be much of a story if they did, would there?

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Chapter 02
06/14/2004

Remus meets a werewolf rights activist. Sybill Trelawney gets an admirer and a set of bodyguards, and the Order gets some new members. Lily Evans' adopted brother searches for answers about what happened to his family.

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Chapter 03
06/20/2004

Sybill Trelawney's bodyguards sort out their responsibilities, Reg Black catches up with his long-lost cousin and experiments with a new disguise, and Remus finds time for a private conversation with Harry.

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Chapter 04
06/27/2004

Severus’ voice seemed to come from very far off. ‘It is hardly surprising that someone saw a rat in some greasy curry house in the middle of the slums, but I fail to understand why this calls for a Potions Master. Surely this Mr. Patil can call in an ordinary exterminator to deal with it, or he can convert it to Rat Vindaloo if he prefers.’ ‘This was a different kind of rat,’ said Dumbledore. ‘It had a silver paw...’

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Chapter 05
07/04/2004

Tonks visits the Quibbler office, and Mr. Lovegood finds himself threatened with a libel suit. Sybill Trelawney sees a Vision that Greatly Perturbs her. Snape reports some alarming news.

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Chapter 06
07/11/2004

A mysterious, and possibly fictional, beauty turns up in the Three Broomsticks and tells a fantastic story about Dolores Umbridge. Meanwhile, Professor Trelawney vanishes from the North Tower. Larry Lovegood and Minerva McGonagall give conflicting accounts of what happened on the night of her disappearance, and the other members of the Order try to put the pieces together.

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Chapter 07
07/19/2004

Tonks goes on an errand to Knockturn Alley and does her best impression of Sybill Trelawney, much to the amusement of Remus and the current crop of third-years. Harry, Neville, and Dennis Creevey all have cameos, and we hear some tragic news about Professor Binns.

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Chapter 08
07/26/2004

Tonks and Snape play chess, and Reg has a private chat with his cousin. The bottle of comfrey essence gets used either for good or for evil.

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Chapter 09
08/01/2004

In which many questions are answered, including: what Tonks just did to Remus, and why; what became of Harry's maternal grandparents; how one ought to behave when one discovers one's new friend is a werewolf.

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Chapter 10
08/05/2004

A slightly dazed Remus reacts. Luna defends her father, introduces Tonks to Arjeplog the Crumple-Horned Snorkack, and passes on a message from Neville.

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Chapter 11
08/20/2004

Tonks finally realizes the significance of something she saw at the Quibbler office. Larry Lovegood finds a new friend. Jack Evans grapples with culture shock and tries on his first set of wizard robes.

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Chapter 12
08/25/2004

Madame Rosmerta proves to be a fountain of information, and so does Neville's new friend. Remus speaks at an impromptu memorial service and experiences something called the Hogsmeade Effect.

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Chapter 13
09/06/2004

Tonks makes a first attempt at brewing Wolfsbane. A chance reference to the Happy Hippogriff Dead Rat Emporium jogs Remus' memory, and the Order makes an arrest. But have they got the right man?

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Chapter 14
09/08/2004

Various members of the Order interrogate Jephthah and Medea Nott, who prove surprisingly unhelpful despite generous doses of Veritaserum. Reg has an insight based on his experience as a singing sensation.

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Chapter 15
09/16/2004

The missing prophetess finally turns up, and the members of the Order stage a rescue.

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Chapter 16
09/24/2004

Peter takes a hostage, Remus fails to come to terms with his past, Reg spends the night in jail, Sybill is wholly unappreciative of her rescuers' efforts, and Tonks is handed an assignment she dreads carrying out. In short, it's a happy ending.

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